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Taylor's 322ce is an exceptional multipurpose guitar that's perfect for strumming or those who prefer smaller guitars, but truly shines when fingerpicking. Though small, the mighty 322ce's Grand Concert body features new Taylor V-Class bracing that bumps its resonance and sustain up to levels you typically won't find on a guitar this size. Balanced, lightweight, and sleek, the Grand Concert design keeps tone focused with low string tension and a timbre that plays well with other instruments. The body features a Venetian cutaway and a satin finish for fast fretting and even access all the way up the neck, and the 322ce's all-mahogany design yields warm acoustic tone with a slightly vintage feel when playing acoustic or plugged in with its ES2 electronics. When Sweetwater players need a compact acoustic guitar that does a little bit of everything, and does it with personality, the 322ce delivers the goods.





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Full mahogany construction





With the 322ce all-mahogany construction, you can expect tone that's round and full with exceptional definition. Sweetwater guitarists find the 322ce has a slightly darker more vintage sound than a typical spruce top Taylor guitar. It still delivers the signature treble sparkle that Taylors are known for but with additional midrange punch added by mahogany and enhanced by V-Class bracing.





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Cutting-edge Taylor Expression System 2 electronics





Need to plug in? Then you’re going to love the Taylor Expression System 2 electronics built into the 322ce! The ES2 system features a revolutionary segmented pickup located behind the bridge saddle; this pickup position delivers remarkably accurate and clear sound production that’s authentic to your playing. Each ES2 system features a handy master volume knob for fast level adjustments, in addition to a 2-band EQ for independent treble/bass adjustments to get the sound you need. Plus, the ES2 system also has a built-in phase switch, which offers essential feedback suppression whenever the system is active.





V-Class bracing: a sonic innovation





Bracing supports each and every acoustic guitar’s interior, and, though it's almost invisible, bracing shapes guitar acoustics in a big way! X-shape bracing was standard on acoustics for over a century, but Taylor’s revolutionary V-bracing is able to tease more volume and sustain out of a guitar’s sound chamber. V-bracing allows wooden acoustic tops to vibrate with more richness, projection, and sustain with more space inside the sound chamber for note maturation. And if that wasn’t enough, this groundbreaking innovation also improves intonation and adds more overtones ? those subtle harmonic eccentricities that add sparkle to top-of-the-line acoustic guitars like the 322ce.





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Taylor 322ce V-Class Grand Concert Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


Solid tropical mahogany top, back, and sides with a satin finish


V-Class top bracing; black and white binding, 3-ring rosette


Tropical mahogany neck, standard profile, satin finish


Ebony fingerboard, 15-inch radius, 20 frets, gemstone inlays


24.875-inch scale length; 1.75-inch TUSQ nut


Ebony bridge and pins with micarta saddle


Expression System 2 electronics


Dual-action truss rod, headstock access


Quality crafted in the USA